I have many famous names,
I’m also used while playing games.
Where there’s money I may abound,
If there’s none I won’t be found.
I can range from big to small,
But go too big, and you may fall.
What am I?
Hint:
It is something tangible.
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$\begingroup$ I was going to say "imagination" before the hint. $\endgroup$ – Brian Sep 20 '16 at 20:37
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$\begingroup$ Similarly I was writing up an answer of "lie" until I checked that. $\endgroup$ – ClickRick Sep 20 '16 at 22:02
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$\begingroup$ I was gonna say 'Tax', I think it freaking fits! But no, not anymore $\endgroup$ – smriti Sep 21 '16 at 4:47
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1$\begingroup$ I'm voting to close this as too broad since there are currently 7 upvoted answers, none of which seems to have been accepted. Please consider adding more details to the puzzle itself (not hints). $\endgroup$ – Dan Russell Sep 21 '16 at 13:57
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$\begingroup$ Also voting to close, but I will retract my close vote if you edit the question to add a few lines to the riddle and narrow its scope a bit. $\endgroup$ – Rand al'Thor Sep 21 '16 at 14:21
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Maybe
A wager
I have many famous names:
I'm also used while playing games:
You may wager that someone is going to win
Where there's money I may abound:
You use money to make wagers
If there's none I won't be found:
If you take money to be anything of value, You can't wager without it
I can range from big to small:
A big wager, a small wager
But go too big and you may fall:
If you wager too much and lose, you could fall into trouble
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13$\begingroup$ "You can't wager if you don't have money" -- I'll bet you a bottle of wine that's not true. $\endgroup$ – Gareth McCaughan♦ Sep 20 '16 at 12:42
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$\begingroup$ @GarethMcCaughan You still need money to buy the bottle of wine ;) $\endgroup$ – Lyrion Sep 20 '16 at 13:44
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$\begingroup$ @GarethMcCaughan yeah that was the weak part of my answer. $\endgroup$ – Areeb Sep 20 '16 at 13:50
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$\begingroup$ @Lyrion I have some bottles of wine at home. I didn't buy them, they were brought by party guests. $\endgroup$ – Gareth McCaughan♦ Sep 20 '16 at 14:01
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2$\begingroup$ In that case, "where there's money" becomes everywhere since pretty much anything can be given a nonzero monetary value, and that line of the riddle becomes useless. :-) $\endgroup$ – Gareth McCaughan♦ Sep 20 '16 at 15:31
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You might be a:
Dollar bill.
I have many famous names
Most dollar bills have the faces of someone famous on them.
I am also used while playing games
Monopoly uses paper money (albeit fake ones).
Where there's money I may abound, If there's none I won't be found
Dollar bills ARE money, so...
I can range from big to small
Dollar bills come in a range of denominations
But go too big and you may fall
The infamous Zimbabwe multi-trillion note (or something, I do not recall) shows that with extremely large denominations, money loses its value, and thus falls. Being a creature who needs money I suppose you fall too?
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Are you a
bank?
I have many famous names,
There are many banks with internationally known names
I’m also used while playing games.
Monopoly (for example) has a bank
Where there’s money I may abound, If there’s none I won’t be found.
Banks can only exist if there's money for them to store or loan
I can range from big to small,
There are big banks and small local ones
But go too big, and you may fall.
Referencing too big to fail
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1$\begingroup$ You won't fall if you're "too big to fail", that's the point of that Wikipedia article. Contradiction. $\endgroup$ – ToTheMax Sep 20 '16 at 15:39
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Here's my guess
Coin
I have many famous names,
Cent, Pence, Pfennig, etc... Lots of different names for coins in different countries
I’m also used while playing games.
You can bet coins, some games can use coins as markers
Where there’s money I may abound,
Coins carry a monetary value
If there’s none I won’t be found.
If there's no money, there can't be any coins
I can range from big to small,
Coins have a wide variety of sizes
But go too big, and you may fall.
If you have a bunch of them they will be very heavy and could make you off-balance
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You're a
poker chip
I have many famous names,
referencing famous casino names?
I’m also used while playing games.
used in gambing
Where there’s money I may abound,
self explanatory
If there’s none I won’t be found.
also self explanatory
I can range from big to small,
large and small valuation
But go too big, and you may fall.
My guess is 'going big' is referencing a large bet - bet too large and you might lose it all
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Are you ...
Alcohol?
I have many famous names
Rum, Vodka, Gin, Whiskey, even Beer
I’m also used while playing games
Drinking games, e.g. beer pong, King's Cup
Where there’s money I may abound,
Can't buy alcohol without money...
If there’s none I won’t be found.
Could be wrong here, since its just a repetition of the previous clue. Without money, you can't get alcohol.
I can range from big to small,
Either referring to size of bottles/cans (500mL vs 1L bottles, or 355mL vs 500mL beer cans, etc) or the percentage strength of the particular alcohol (40% Vodka vs ~75% Bacardi 151, etc)
But go too big, and you may fall.
We all know what happens when one consumes too much alcohol :)
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Are you a...
Mouse?
I have many famous names
Mickey Mouse, Jerry the Mouse, Speedy Gonzalez (as many others)
I’m also used while playing games
Well you actually can use a mouse to play PC games
Where there’s money I may abound,
If there’s none I won’t be found.
Im not sure about this but could be related to... https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse_(manga)
I can range from big to small
Well, mouses have different sizes...
But go too big, and you may fall.
Exists a place called Mouse Creek Falls
